Apple iPad mini shortage to be alleviated by using another panel vendor?
0. phoneArena posted on 01 Dec 2012, 00:22
According to industry insiders, poor yields on Apple iPad mini panels from Taiwan's AU Optronics has been preventing Apple from keeping supply matched up with demand; in order to get more minis out, the Cupertino based firm is rumored to be looking at another panel supplier...
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1. MC1123 posted on 01 Dec 2012, 00:37 3 2
before people will start bashing apple again... its not apple to blame! AU shows incompetence that it cant deliver huge demand right!
2. wendygarett posted on 01 Dec 2012, 00:49 0 4
Au is new vendor for Apple... If you want a quality product, you have to wait... Patients is always success :)
10. MC1123 posted on 01 Dec 2012, 18:23 1 1
you do know that AU is the biggest display maker in taiwan right?!
6. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 01 Dec 2012, 09:35 0 2
That remains to be seen. If Apple left Samsung for this company and didn't do the proper research on whether they could keep up with production, it's Apple's fault. If Apple released the iPad Mini and didn't do the proper research to know hardware manufacturers could keep up, it's Apple's fault. If this company promissed Apple they could meet demand but in reality can't, shame on AU.
Two big questions to ask are will these new companies get it together to meet Apple's needs or will Apple realize that and try to make amends with Samsung, if that bridge hasn't been completely obliterated by all the lawsuits.
4. poikilo posted on 01 Dec 2012, 02:09 6 1
Exactly. You shoot yourself in the leg if you leave a trusted large volume supplier. You deserve this iFruit.
5. rusticguy posted on 01 Dec 2012, 02:41 1 1
Question is do you expect such failoures (short supply if at all ad not short demand) when the Logistics maestro (which earned him coveted post of CEO) is heading the company? If answer is no then it means there's shortage of demand :)
7. ryq24 posted on 01 Dec 2012, 12:43 0 0
that is the advantage of samsung over apple. samsung made almost all their parts while apple rely on a lot of companies .
8. Slammer posted on 01 Dec 2012, 14:56 1 0
Most of the success of Apple is their tightly wound vertical integration. Finding one vender that excels in one area and another vender that excels in another. Apple is breaching part of this integration by allowing multiple companies for one component just to meet demand. This practice is out of the norm for Apple and I suspect it will lead to issues regarding hardware inconsistancies.
John B.
9. fanboy1974 posted on 01 Dec 2012, 16:53 0 0
My local walmart had all sizes in stock today. It's the Round Lake Walmart in Illinois. Sams club in Gurnee had iPad mini's but not the 16gig. Guess no one wants to pay $429 for a mini.
11. InspectorGadget80 posted on 01 Dec 2012, 21:02 0 0
At our the wal mart store I work we never even recieve a single iPad Mini which is nice in my opinion
